# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/karl-carstens
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:18:11.433Z

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name: "Karl Carstens"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in December 1914, Karl Carstens came of age between two world wars. He entered politics in a divided Germany and rose through the ranks of West German public life. In 1979 he assumed the presidency, a largely ceremonial role that nonetheless carried symbolic weight in a nation still reckoning with its past and its place between East and West. He served a single five-year term, stepping down in 1984. He died in May 1992, three years after the Wall fell.